This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Vocabulary > Toefl Vocabulary – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Toefl Vocabulary Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "Coerce" means: A) To avoid. B) To force someone to do something. C) To reward. D) To persuade kindly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To force someone to do something. 2. What is the meaning of "accumulate" ? A) To come into possession of. B) To gradually collect. C) To change something so it serves its purpose better. D) To publicly support. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To gradually collect. 3. Because the city is slow in processing applications, many of the elderly do not get housing benefits. A) Trying. B) Working on. C) Raising. D) Providing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Working on. 4. The politician running for Mayor worked with his campaign staff to come up with a ..... that could make him famous. A) Aptitude. B) Baffle. C) Catchphrase. D) Versatile. E) Arduous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Catchphrase. 5. A supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation. A) Fact. B) Certainty. C) Hypothesis. D) Knowledge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypothesis. 6. The missile fell into the sea because someone had not calculated the ..... correctly. A) Suffrage. B) Trajectory. C) Substantial. D) Substance. E) Susceptible. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trajectory. 7. Wine lovers know red wine ..... any dish. A) Volatile. B) Admonish. C) Complement. D) Benefactor. E) Adjacent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complement. 8. Before starting the experiment, the students wrote a ..... about the possible outcome. A) Hypothesis. B) Function. C) Framework. D) Diatribe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hypothesis. 9. What does the word 'diligent' mean in the sentence:'She was praised for being a diligent employee'? A) Hardworking. B) Unskilled. C) Lazy. D) Careless. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hardworking. 10. What is the meaning of 'allocate'? A) To distribute without purpose. B) To put aside for a specific purpose. C) To randomly distribute. D) To collect and keep. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To put aside for a specific purpose. 11. Unlike her ..... husband, she was talkative and outgoing. A) Rampant. B) Plunder. C) Reserved. D) Physiological. E) In reserve. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reserved. 12. Which word means the opposite of hostile A) Cordial. B) Hazardous. C) Adverse. D) Stall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cordial. 13. The two ships were ..... by the navy after the war. A) ACCUSTOMED. B) ABUNDANT. C) ACQUIRED. D) ACCURATE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ACQUIRED. 14. "Coalesce" means: A) To stop. B) To combine or grow together. C) To hide. D) To break apart. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To combine or grow together. 15. What does 'sustain' mean? A) To ignore or neglect. B) To stop or cease. C) To reduce or diminish. D) To maintain or support. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To maintain or support. 16. Workers must be very ..... when dealing with toxic substances. A) Caustic. B) Casual. C) Cautious. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cautious. 17. The scientist made an accurate prediction about the weather. A) Wrong. B) Correct. C) Random. D) Impossible. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Correct. 18. One euro is roughly ..... to 1.1 US dollars. A) Finite. B) Gap. C) Equivalent. D) Elite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Equivalent. 19. The engineers managed to ..... a new method to reduce air pollution. A) Devise. B) Dispose. C) Detect. D) Expand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Devise. 20. The company hopes to attract the right ..... of job applicants through advertisements in expensive magazines. A) Anarchy. B) Bilateral. C) Caliber. D) At large. E) Arbitrary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caliber. 21. "Chronological" means: A) In random order. B) In order of time or date. C) In alphabetical order. D) In size order. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In order of time or date. 22. Inexperienced gardeners may not realize how important it is thatthey ..... their plants. A) Abandoned. B) Precipitation. C) Cultivation. D) Fertilize. E) Photosynthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fertilize. 23. Without ..... , one cannot achieve success. A) Perseverance. B) Minute. C) Momentum. D) Molecular. E) Penal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Perseverance. 24. Which word means "to combine" ? A) Aggregate. B) Aggressive. C) Allocate. D) Alternative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aggregate. 25. When writing research papers, writers must ..... the sources they use. A) (A) coax. B) (B) cite. C) (C) clash. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) (B) cite. 26. What does the word 'selective' mean in the sentence:'She is very selective about her friends'? A) Popular. B) Careless. C) Choosy. D) Indifferent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Choosy. 27. What is a synonym for 'candid'? A) Honest. B) Reserved. C) Indifferent. D) Deceitful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Honest. 28. In the sentence 'The findings were corroborated by multiple studies, ' what does 'corroborated' mean? A) Misinterpreted or misunderstood. B) Supported or confirmed. C) Disproved or rejected. D) Ignored or overlooked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Supported or confirmed. 29. Women's magazines reflect the changing view of women's role in society. A) Distort. B) Promote. C) Show. D) Accentuate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Show. 30. A:Why do you dislike Bob?B:He acts silly which ..... A) Gets up to it. B) Gets under my skin. C) Gets cold feet. D) Gets me into it. 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